They are active brothers who enjoy chasing each other around and they care and look out for each other.

Sean is full of smiles and just wants to make you proud of him.

Two-year-old Simon is playful, fun and cheeky - just the way a toddler should be.

But heartbreakingly, Sean and Simon need a family. They are among more than 100 children in he region who need adoptive families who can provide a loving, stable home.

And new information to be published on Monday, October 16 to mark National Adoption Week (October 16-22), shows that 61 per cent of children waiting for adoptive families across the whole of Yorkshire and Humber are brothers and sisters in groups of two or more.

"Children with a plan for adoption range from babies to school age and they all need permanent families to care for them as they grow and develop into adults,” said Joanne Hewson, chair of the new One Adoption Regional Adoption Board, which is highlighting the need for more adopters in the region.

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"One Adoption is made up of friendly, supportive, expert teams from all over the region and we are encouraging anyone considering adoption to get in touch and find out more about becoming an adoptive parent."

North East Lincolnshire Council’s adoption team will be holding events during National Adoption Week where prospective adopters can find out more information.

Key events

Kennedy Way Shopping Centre: Monday, October 16 from 9am-4pm (outside Subway) The Civic Offices Cleethorpes: Tuesday, October 17 from 9am-4pm Freshney Place Shopping Centre: Wednesday, October 18 on all day (outside Marks and Spencer)

Those waiting to be adopted are aged from babies to seven years (Image: Getty:Ocskaymark)

Figures also reveal that:

50 per cent of children in the northern Yorkshire and Humber area need to be placed with a sibling.

The children’s ages range from babies to seven years.

One Adoption is a new approach comprising experienced professionals in three regions: One Adoption West Yorkshire, One Adoption South Yorkshire and One Adoption North and Humber, including some local authority adoption teams.

The regional partnership is a new way of working where many of the individual adoption agencies across Yorkshire are working together to improve adoption services and outcomes for children.

Could you provide a stable environment for a young child? (Image: Getty:pixelheadphoto)

Mary McKelvey, head of agency for One Adoption North and Humber, added: "Please contact us to discuss whether adoption could be right for you.

"We need all kinds of different families to meet the varied needs of children across our region.

"One of the benefits for people interested in adopting a child is that we are looking for families for children for our six local authorities, so it doesn’t matter where you live, we have children waiting for a loving family and we want to hear from you."

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Joanne Hewson added: "We are at the beginning of our journey of creating the new One Adoption way of working and collaborating together we will speed up the adoption process in some localities, and help children be matched to the right adoptive parents more quickly; by pooling expertise, skills, knowledge and resources across the county."

Sixty-one per cent of children waiting for adoptive families across the whole of Yorkshire and Humber are brothers and sisters (Image: Getty:Stepan Popov)

A sibling story

For many, starting a family is the biggest decision they will ever make; for local couple Sarah and Paul (not their real names) it was also the easiest.

Both coming from big families themselves, they knew they wanted children to complete their home. After unsuccessfully trying IVF they started to explore adoption as a means to start their own family.

It began after they attended an adoption open evening held by North East Lincolnshire Council’s (NELC) adoption team. After finding out more they took the next step and began the application process to adopt.

"The process is definitely an in-depth one. They search widely for information about you and your circumstances. But the service was so friendly and they made an exhaustive process seem an easy one," says Sarah.

"We enjoyed it, it made us think about our past in a way we wouldn’t otherwise have, it was almost therapeutic and it brought us closer together.”

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Paul added: "It’s in depth for a reason, to get the best possible match for the child and their adoptive parents and also to ensure the children are going to safe and stable homes."

Another part of the adoption process that readied the couple for the demands of parenting was the training. "You are trained for everything. There is a lot that you have to go through but it’s all worthwhile and relevant."

Excited about completing their family, the couple have adopted two sisters aged three and a half and five and a half.

"We always wanted a sibling group, this way we know they will always have each other," says Sarah about her girls.

Paul’s recommendation to others was not to look at pictures but to go on the information about them instead, adding: "We didn’t want to look at pictures of them because we didn’t want it to influence our decision.

"You start learning about them and find yourself smiling about little things about them, that’s how you know that they are the ones for you.

"It definitely has its ups and downs but the support given by the service was great, we feel we have made friends here.

"It’s not a walk in the park, but we never felt pressured and for us the process happened quite quickly. For this reason, and for having our girls, we consider ourselves very lucky."

One Adoption Agency are looking for people to adopt

Sophie and Daisy

They are a sibling group of two, aged four and six, who are currently in their adoptive placement. Sophie and Daisy have always lived together and share a loving and supportive relationship with each other.

Sophie is an energetic little girl who loves dancing and riding her bike whilst Daisy is less energetic and loves reading and colouring in her princess book.

Because of their strong and positive relationship the social workers felt it was most important that they remained together and looked for adoptive parents, with boundless amounts of energy, who could take into consideration the children’s different interests and personalities.

Although it is early days in their adoptive placement they are happy and settled and enjoying the opportunities their new family are offering them. Sophie loves to go bike riding with her daddy and walking the dogs and Daisy has developed a liking for baking cakes.

Katie and Deacon

A brother and sister aged four years and 10 months old. Katie’s birth mother was addicted to illegal drugs and as a consequence Katie suffered neglect and had to be removed from her mother’s care to keep her safe from harm.

Whilst in the care of her foster carers, Katie gradually started to get used to routines and boundaries and started to develop a caring and loving nature, although understandably she could be boisterous at times.

Katie was placed with her adoptive parents initially on her own however in the event that a sibling was born and he/she had a care plan of adoption, it was explored with her adoptive family whether they would consider being assessed to look after the sibling.

Ultimately Deacon was born and placed with his full sibling Katie and her adoptive parents when his care proceedings finished. Adopters have said that they found adopting a sibling group in this way was beneficial to them as they had time to develop a good attachment to Katie before Deacon joined them.

Sean and Simon

Two siblings age two and three years of age who are hoping to find a family once care proceedings have concluded.

They are active children who enjoy chasing each other in age-appropriate boisterous play. They care and look out for each other but neither takes on the parenting role.

Sean is full of smiles, very helpful, positive and wants to make you proud of him. He also demonstrates being very proud of himself now and likes to be praised.

Simon is playful, fun and has a cheeky character. He is inquisitive and wants to explore his environment and can push boundaries. However this is always in a pleasant and well-mannered way.

When they first arrived in foster placement Simon was comforted by Sean’s presence and didn’t want to sleep in his bedroom without his brother being there.